dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
difference; variation; difference
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
to rev (up) an engine; to race an engine
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
connection; link; relationship
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive